Hay press



G. c. HoRToN 2,037J3 HAY PRE S S pui i4, 1936.

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Homey Y Patented Apr. 14, 1936 .extent offri-ce1 HAY PRESS Grover C. Horton, Oneonta, Ala.

Application April 13,

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in hay presses, and more particularly to hay presses of the type operated by draft animals in the field.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a hay press of the type stated wherein two strokes of the press plunger will be executed during one direction of travel of the animal employed.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a hay press which in operation will be positive acting and not readily susceptible to the development of defects.

These and various other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

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Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the press, with the draft beam at the position beginning the rst retractile movement of the press plunger.

Figure 2 represents a side elevational view of the press.

V Figure 3 represents a front end elevational view of the press. Y

Figure 4 represents an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the press operating means, showing the beam in a position about to cause a compressing stroke of the plunger.

Figure 5 represents a perspective view of the rocker.

Figure 6 represents a sectional view taken substantially on line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 represents a perspective View of the plunger.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen in Figure 1 that numeral 5 represents the elongated platform upon one end portion of which is mounted the press box 6 and in which the plunger 1 operates. Numeral 8 represents the elongated plunger bar which extends forwardly along the platform 5 and has the bracket 9 secured to one side thereof adjacent its forward end portion.

Numeral I represents a rocker unit consisting of the short arcuate leg portion I I and the elongated arm I2. A pivotal link I3 connects the outer end of the arm I2 to the bracket 9, while the rocker is supported on the pivot I4 suitably mounted upon the platform 5,

At the forward end of the platform is a swingable assembly, generally referred to by numeral I5 and the same consists of a pair of plates IG-IIa between the ends of which are 55' mounted the rollers |1-I8. A bolt I9 extends 1934, Serial No. 720,468

through one of these rollers and also through the draft beam 2D at its inner end. Bolt I9a supports the other roller I8. A lug 2I at the opposite `end of the top plate I5 from the draft beam connection has the elongated rod 22 pivotally connected thereto, as at 23, while its outer end connects to the outer end portion of the draft beam 20, as at 24. The animal singletree or doubletree equipment 25 is suitably connected to the outer end of the beam 20. A block 26 is provided between the intermediate portions of the plates I6-I6a and a spindle 2l extends upwardly from the platform through the intermediate portions of the plates and. the block 25 and is provided with nuts 28 at its upper end. 'Ihus the lassembly I5 is rotatably mounted upon the forward end of the platform, it being observed in Figure 4 that the inner end of the beam 20 projects slightly beyond the adjacent roller I'I so that it is capable of abutting the adjacent end of the 20 push bar 8. The curved leg portion II of the rocker I0 is also capable of being in the path of the rollers to an extent which will be described hereinafter.

An arm 29 is swingably supported, as at 30, on the platform 5, while its opposite end is pivotally connected, as at 3l, to the bar 8 so as to hold the bar within certain confines of motion.

It will be seen that an important object of the machine is toI cause two strokes of the plunger 1 during the travel of the animal in one direction. Thus it can be seen that with the animal starting at approximately the arrow A in Figure 1, a stroke of the plunger is accomplished by the roller I8 driving against the end of the push bar 8.

As the beam reaches the position shown in Figure 1 in full lines, the roller I8 is engaging the arcuate leg II and by continuing the pull on the beam 28, the rocker I0 will be rocked sothat the bar 8 will| be retracted and the plunger I pulled away from the hay. As the animal continues, the roller I8 will leave the leg II, as shown in Figure 4, and the roller I'I will approach and engage the bar 8 to repeat the operation of pushing the bar and causing compression of hay in the box 6. Obviously, the roller Il will move up and engage the leg I I and cause retraction of the bar 8 before the animal is reversing his direction of travel', so that the plunger 'I will be in position for the baling stroke at the animals next outset of travel.

While the foregoing specification sets forth thel invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size 5,5

and materials may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new isz- In a hay press, a platform, a press box on the platform, a plunger operative in the box, a bar extending from the plunger, a rotatable member mounted on the platform at the outer end of the plunger bar, a draft beam projecting lateral- 1y from the rotatable member, a bell| crank rockably supported on the platform, a pivotal link between one end of the bell crank and the plunger bar, the other end of the bell crank being engageable by the ends of the rotatable member, said plunger bar having its outer end in the path of the end portions of the said rotatable member, and a link member, one end of the link being pivotally connected to the said platform, and the other end of the link member being pivotally connected to the plunger.

GROVER C. HORTON. 

